Balkan Pine Vole vs Pale Sunflower

Microtus felteni compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Microtus felteni	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Pale Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Balkan Pine Vole

The Balkan Pine Vole (Microtus felteni) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.